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chancre

noun
/ˈʃæŋ.kɚ/

Etymology

Borrowed from French chancre (“cancer”), from Latin cancer (“crab”). Cognate to canker and cancer.

  1. derived from cancer
  2. borrowed from chancre

Definitions

  1. Skin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases such as syphilis.

    • If the primary stage is not treated the chancre will disappear after four to eight weeks but remember that the germ is still in the body.
    • As Hiro approaches, Vitaly watches his sword uncertainly. Vitaly's eyes are dry and red, and on his lower lip he is sporting a chancre the size of a tangerine.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA